Theater chair



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A TTORNEYS Patented Sept. 15,1931

I N E STATEs PATENT OFFICE CHARLES o ADELSPEBGER AND HEBER n. FITZGERALD, or UNION CITY, INDIANA ASSIGNORS T UNION CITY BODY COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF INDIANA THEATER CHAIR a lication filed October 29', 1928; Serial No. 315,614.

The object'of ourpresent invention is to provide a theater chairstructure composed of associatedside-sections, back sections, seat sections, and side trimming sections where in, the side'sections being angularly adjustable 'relativeto the interposed back and seat in order that a series of seat units may be formed into a row of any desired curvature, the finish or trimming members, associable with the side members may have theirexposed faces covered with any desired finish or ornamentation and of such construction as to be readily associable with the side members in such manner as not to be disturbable I by the seat occupants and wherein the sidefinish elements will cover the junction between the back and side.

The accompanying drawings illustrate our invention:

Fig. 1 is a horizontal section of a structure embodying our invention; I

Fig. 2 a vertical section through one of the sides, and

posed face of one of the side-finish inserts or plates.

In the drawings 10, 10 indicate'the front and rear legs, and 11 the top bar, of a side tlon 14, substantially as shown in Fig. 1. V Secured to plate 20, near its rear edge, con

unit of our chair, the legs 10,10 and the top bar 11 being most conveniently integral and formed of angle iron.

Attached to the rear leg 10 is a sheet metal.

structure 12 having its opposite edges formed unction between the s1de unit and the back into semi-cylindrical pockets or troughs 13 each of said troughs being supported by an intermediate portion 14 of the body 12in such manner that the troughs may be laterally flexed relative to the main body of the 2 side unit. The intermediate portion 14 lies substantially parallel with the medial plane of the side unit 'andmountedin each trough is a mating edge portion of the back unit 15, said back unit 15 comprising a suitable upment 16.

A seat element is tobe interposed between two adjacent side units but, as such seat element forms no part. of our present invention it is not indicated in the drawings.

,Fig. 3'an elevation of the inner or unex- An arm rest 17 is secured to the cross bar 11 of the side unit. In a structure such as has been thus far described it is desirable to provide some sort of a finish element to bridge the gap between a the front and rear legs of the side unit below the arm rest 17 and above the plane of the seat, and the finish element which we have provided is of such character that, although it may be very readily placed, withdrawn, and replaced, it maynot be accidentally displaced by the seat occupant and will be of such character as to cover the junction between the side unit and the back unit and may be made to blend in with the finish or exposed front face of the back.

This side unit finish member comprises a main body plate 20, conveniently of sheet metal, with its forward edge 20' turned substantially at right angles to the main plane of the plate and of such' width and len h asto bridge the space, below the cross ar 11 to a point somewhat below the upper edge of an intermediate cross bar 21 forming part of the side unit, and between the "arm 22 of the front leg 10 and the forward edge of portion 14 of element 12, the rear edge of plate 20 projecting over this porishes of the chair, and conveniently thismay be, accomplished by applying to the exposed face a sheet of fabric 24.

As a convenient means of retaining plate "21-23 in place we secure to the back, or bolstered, or otherwise finished, finish ele-.

unexposed face of plate 20 a downwardly: extended hook or finger 27 adapted to extend into a slotor pocket 28 formed in the top of cross bar 21, said cross bar-in the form shown in the drawings, being conveniently formed of a double sheet of metal secured at its front and rear edges to the legs 10. a

The lip 23 being flexible it is apparent that its free edge may accommodate itself to the adjacent upholstery 16 in angular adjustments of the side unit relative to the back,- such angular adjustments being; permissible by reason of the flexibility of the P ti a a o a The inturned edge 20- of plate 20 abutting against the-inner verticalface of arm 22, and the rear edge of plate 20 abutting, against portion 14, and hook 27 laterally interlock ing with cross bar 2-1,-and the upper edge of plate 20 closely underlying arm 17, it is apparent that, when the parts have-been assembled, as shown in the drawings, the side unit finish plate may not be accidentally displaced and is firmly retained in position. 1 We claim as our. invention:

'1; In a-theater' seat the combination of a back: unit and aside-unit connected together by means permitting horizontal angular adjustment of the side unit relative to the back unit, a forwardly projecting finger carried 7 by aside unit at its reary a side unit finish element bridging across the side unit from rear to front above the seat plane and engaging; the forwardly projecting lipand having a portion projected over the junction between the side unit and back unit.

2; Ina theater seat the combination of a back unit and a' sideunit connected together I r by means permitting. horizontal angular adjgustment' of the sideunit relative to the back unit, a forwardly projecting finger carried by a side" unit at its rear, a rearwardly facing surface carried by the side unit at its front, a side unit finish element bridging across the side unit from: rear to front above the: seat plane and engaging the forwardly projectinglipend' the rearwa'r'dly presented arablyconnecte'dwitlithe side unit,- the-rear portion ofsaid plate eXtendingoverthe j unction between the side and back and being laterally flexible to compensate variations in horizontal angular relations between the back and side.

In witness-whereof, GHARLESi A-imnsrnn- GER and HEBER DLFLTZGERA LD--l1fiV6 hereunto set their hands at l-ndianapolis flndiana,

this 24th day of. October-'5', A..D.one thousand nine-hundredand twentyei ght" r HEBER. Di. FITZGERALD;

CHARLES; (1.. ADELSPERGERL face and having a portion projected over the junction between the side unit.-

31 In a; theater seat the combination of a unit and back back unit and a side unit connected together I by means permitting horizontal angular ad- 'justment of the side unit relativeto the back unit, a forwardly projecting finger carried by a side unit at itsrear, a side unit finish element bridging across the side unit from the junction between the side rear tofront above the seat plane and engaging. the forwardly projected lip and havunit.

4. Ina theater seat the combination of a back unit and a side unit connected together by'means permitting horizontal angular ad- "justrnent of the side unit relative to the back unit, a forwardly projected finger carried aside unit at itsirear, a'rearwardly facing surface carried by the side unit at its front,

a side unit finish element bridging across 

